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Toddler Airbnb fentanyl death prompts calls for poison control
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Airbnb is facing a lawsuit after a toddler died from fentanyl poisoning at an Airbnb short-term rental listing near Miami.
Airbnb trims recruitment staff headcount
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Airbnb is laying off around 30 per cent of its recruitment staff, impacting around 30 employees, although the company expects to grow its overall workforce in the year ahead.
UPDATE: Business ministers approve EU data collection legislation
Reading Time: 4 minutesEurope: As expected, EU business ministers have approved new rules for short-term rental booking platforms across the European Union, including Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia Group and TripAdvisor.
EU rental legislation set to be approved by ministers on 2 March
Reading Time: 3 minutesEurope: EU business ministers are set to approve new rules for short-term rental booking platforms across the European Union, including Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia Group and TripAdvisor, when they convene on Thursday 2 March.
HMRC targets holiday let owners in UK tax crackdown
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: His Majesty’s Revenue & Customs [HMRC] is continuing its crackdown on short-term rental property owners who it suspects have not paid enough tax.
Portugal bans new rental licences to tackle housing crisis
Reading Time: 2 minutesPortugal: Portugal has put an end to its contentious ‘golden visa’ scheme and introduced a ban on new licences for short-term rentals as part of a €900 million package of measures designed to alleviate the country’s housing crisis.
Airbnb records first annual profit in Q4 earnings report
Reading Time: 4 minutesUS: After marking its best quarter to date for Q3 in November, Airbnb has notched its first-ever annual profit in its Q4 earnings report
Travel and hospitality helps earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria
Reading Time: 5 minutesTurkey / Syria: The editorial team at IHM [publisher of ShortTermRentalz] highlight the charitable relief efforts of companies across the travel and hospitality landscape in response to the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.
Airbnb to make ID verification mandatory for reservations
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Airbnb will require verification from a valid government-issued ID or a legal name and address at the time of reservation.
Key Data: Vacation rental bookings rise by 27 per cent
Reading Time: 1 minuteWorldwide: Key Data has revealed a significant rise in the number of vacation rental reservations made in January 2023 compared to January 2022.